现代大学英语精读Unit课后联系答案

Unit 7

Inter-lesson (I)

Answers to Exercises

1 .Put in the, a/an, or a 0 when no article is needed.

1. A, a

2. a

3. The, the

4. 0,0

5. the, the

6. a

7. 0, the, the, The

8. The, a , 0

9. A, 0

10. The, an, 0, a, the, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 // 0, 0, The, a, a, 0, a, 0, 0, the, 0, 0, 0

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets.

1. goes

2. is having, won’t be

3. will stay

4. had

5. has just offered, told, am /was, need/needed

6. arrived, were

7. has happened, have been trying

8. is, find, are

9. arrived, had begun

10. were still sleeping, was, were barking, began

3. Put into these compound sentences a conjunction (and, but, or, so) and a comma.

1. I did not know a single one, and none of them knew me.

2. I clung to my father’s hand, but he gently pushed me from him.

3. One of our daughters is working in a textile factory in Bangkok, and the other has a jib in a store.

4. The harvests were poor at first, but they soon improved.

5. Send them away, or I’ll shoot and take my chances!

6. I opened the account myself, so why can’t I withdraw any money

7. Our piece of land is small, and it is no longer fertile.

8. No, we two haven’t changed much, but t he village has.

9. But there is no more rose in my garden, so I shall sit lonely and my heart will break.

10. I know, times have changed, but certain things should not change.

11. Sometimes, they get bullied, and it is like a knife piercing my heart.

12. “Press closer, little Nightingale, or the Day will come before the rose is finished” cried the Tree.

4. Put into the passage punctuation marks: comma and full stop, capitalizing the first word of each sentence.

My sister and I are three and a half years apart in age, but a world apart in the way we live our lives. She is conservative and quiet. I take too many risks, and the only time I’m really quiet is when I’m sleep. I’ve spent most of my adult life apologizing to my sister and the rest of my family for being different, for embarrassing them by something I wear, something I do or something I say.

Tips: the use of the full stop/period（句号）and the comma（逗号）

The full stop/period:

a. is used to end declarative and imperative sentences(陈述句和祈使句)

eg I took a few steps. (Unit l)

Go in by yourself, and join them. (Unit l)

b. follows some abbreviations（缩写词）

eg Dr. a.m. p.m. v.s. etc.

Note: In modem usage, the full stop/period following some abbreviations can be omitted; only one period follows an abbreviation that ends a sentence.

Eg The lecture begins at 2:00 pm.

5. Paraphrase these sentences, paying special attention to the underlined parts.

1. Our path: life at school

Not totally sweet: not just fun

(not) unclouded: (there were) work to do and unpleasant things to face.

Paraphrase: school wasn’t just fun; there were work to do and unpleasant things to face. Method used for paraphrasing: replacing abstract words with concrete ones

2. suggested: showed

Authority: a person in charge

Paraphrase: The way the man looked showed he was the man in charge there.

Method: finding out the exact meaning of words or phrases in the context

3. it: hearing (that) my children are badly treated

Is like a knife piercing my heart: gives me great pain

Paraphrase: Whenever I hear (that) my children are badly treated, I feel great pain.

Method: replacing similes or specific words with general words.

4. fit the description of any secret agent:was like a secret agent (described in spy novels) Paraphrase: Ausable wasn’t like any secret agent in spy novels Fowler had read.

Method: explaining phrases in everyday language

5. The occasion: the fact that the villager was serious about the rock being the center of the world Show of recognition: agreeing with them in some way

on my part: from me

Paraphrase: As the villagers were serious about the rock being the center of the world, I felt I had to show I agree with them for the sake of politeness.

Method: explaining abstract words (occasion, recognition) in concrete everyday expression. Answers to Test Paper

I. Spelling

1. rivalry

2. variety

3. stretch

4. whisper

5. pierce

6. scarcity

7. scent

8. interfere

9. ridiculous 10. jewelry

11. conscious 12. genius 13. ignorance 14. potential 15. automatic

16. mysterious 17. passable 18. blossom 19. marvelous 20. philosophy

II. Word Formation

1 overcrowded

2 withdrawals

3 Amazingly

4 determination

5 doubtful

6 wordy

7 good-natured

8 telecommunications

9 curiosity 10 disagree III. Cloze

1 has

2 meeting

3 at

4 hours

5 alone

6 lecture

7 weekends

8 Among

9 way 10 that

IV. Translation

Chinese to English

1. He doesn’t seem to have t he courage to speak out about what’s happening in the factory.